In Indonesia, the national democratization and decentralization period which was initiated in 1999 was marked by the deep renewal of political institutions. Political elites that profited from long-lasting stability during Suharto era since 1966 had their prerogatives put in question. Nevertheless, after an uncertain transition period and the emergence of new political actors, a number of the local elites took back, or reinforced their political strength, by developing new patron-clients networks, by exercising regional monopolies and by accessing to the central power sphere. We will try here to take stock of these regional elites' situation, by showing how, beyond oligarchies and patronage constancies, elites' networks take diverse forms in regard to their region of inclusion.

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